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SEPARATE ENTRI ES PRIVACY IN A MULTI FAMILY HOME Finding privacy in a shared backyard. In the back of the house, a fence shields the decks and patios from the street. A small roof keeps the upper units' decks from overlooking the lower units' patios. exposed rafter ends; porch beams and pillars; balustrades; window mullions and frames; and granite or brick porch supports. Gaylie used the city's recommendations to make the house attractive to potential buyers. He was sure that the extra time, money and effort he put into building the fourplex would pay off. Gaylie extended the Craftsman-style character of the house into its materials and colors (photo p. 96). Exterior details such as the rafter ends and roof brackets are stained with rich reds and greens ditional cedar siding. Stout pillars support the gable end roofs, and balustrades line the front porch and stairs. The stucco has a rich ochre tint and an earth-tone pebble dash. Gaylie also added authentic details to the interiors of the units, with custom trim, stainedglass windows, ceiling coves and window seats (photo facing page). to Discreet entries drive design Doors are set back for shelter. A private, landscaped path leads to the side of the house where recessed entries shelter the doors of the lower-level units. Front entries are set apart for privacy. Though two units have streetfront entrances, the doors are located at the far ends of the house and are set back for privacy. Walls and living space interrupt sightlines between the two entries. The city's guidelines were clear: "New development should be designed to appear as a single house on a single lot." The city also required that each unit ha ve a separate, identifiable entrance. Gaylie took the guidelines a step further, demanding that the entries be sheltered from the weather and from each other. Both entrances to the two main-level units are on the front of the house. Though the entries Sidewalk share the front porch, they are at opposite ends. Each entrance has its own staircase and is set back underneath a ceiling, creating a small porch between the stairs and the door (photo bottom left). The individual staircases help to achieve the single-occupancy feeling Gaylie was looking for, and the setback offers privacy and shelter at the door. Between the entries, the gable roof suggests that there was once a deep front veranda that was closed in to create more living space (photo p. 96). The lower-level units also were designed with private entries in mind. The doors are on opposite sides of the house, but the entries begin at the sidewalk (drawing above) with streetfront pergolas and landscaped paths. The long paths offer privacy, and the recessed entries provide shelter (center photo, left). The paths also foster the feeling that each unit is the only one in the building. Each town house has another entrance at the back that opens to a deck on the main level accent the tra